Our Board

With profound industry experience and excellent leadership skills, the Board of Transmax provides overall stewardship of the company. They support a strong corporate culture that places our people and customers at the centre of what we do.

Dennis Walsh

Chair (Interim), Non-Executive Director

Dennis Walsh (GAICD) was appointed to the Transmax Board as Non-Executive Director in February 2023, and appointed Interim Chair in April 2023. With 35 years of experience in the transport sector, both public and private, Dennis serves as the Chief Engineer of Transport and Main Roads. He oversees all technical matters related to the delivery of the Queensland Transport and Road Infrastructure Program.

He has worked across various areas, including strategic planning, traffic and transport planning, road safety policy and engineering, road design, road operations, rail regulation, heavy vehicle operations, and Intelligent Transport Systems. He has contributed to a range of national groups and is the Queensland Director on the ANCAP Board, a board member and Vice President of ITS Australia, an Austroads board member, and a member of the interim board of CCAT. He is an honorary member of the Institute of Public Works Engineers Australia.

He is also the recipient of the outstanding QUT Alumni Award 2021, the Engineers Australia National Transport Medal 2023, received the Public Service Medal (PSM) in the 2024 Australia Day Awards and was appointed as a Professor in Transport Engineering at QUT in March 2025.

Dennis is committed to bringing together the skills and knowledge of his team and their partners to embrace new technologies, engage with customers and drive new ideas into action for the benefit of the community.

Dennis is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a member of Engineers Australia and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

John Frazer

Non-Executive Director

John Frazer was appointed to the Transmax board as a Non-Executive Director in February 2019. Mr. Frazer joins the Board with more than two decades of experience working for the Queensland Treasury Corporation. He has extensive experience in advising Ministers and the Government in matters relating to government-owned corporations and statutory bodies and brings high level finance and strategic skills through working across a diverse range of businesses.

He is currently a director of a number of government-owned entities including Queensland Treasury Holding Pty; Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Holdings Pty Ltd; Brisbane Ports Holding Pty Ltd; Queensland Airport Holdings (Mackay) Pty Ltd; and Queensland Airport Holdings (Cairns) Pty Ltd.

Mr Frazer holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, is a Chartered Accountant, and has completed the Company Directors Course with the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Naomi Seddon

Non-Executive Director

Naomi Seddon was appointed to the Transmax Board as Non-Executive Director in February 2023. Naomi’s legal career spans three countries over the last 19 years where she has not only worked with close to 2,000 different companies across many different markets and industries, but she is also one of the few lawyers in the world to hold legal qualifications from 3 different countries.

Naomi is a partner at global law firm Littler Mendelson, an author, and the founder of workplace wellness company Global Wellness Inc. In 2016, Legal 500 named Naomi a top attorney in the United States for legal advice and counselling.

Naomi holds a Bachelor of Law from Deakin University and a Master of Laws, Employment/Workplace Relations Law from Monash University.